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regaining balance. Bass
swoop in on this scenario.
Sometimes, it is
necessary to think outside
the box. Perhaps the least
likely candidate for a
cold water crankbait is a
shallow runner-a lure
with a square, stubby
bill and a fat frame.
When working southeast
impoundments last season,
I encountered a number
of days when a square bill
crankbait dominated.
With a rise in air
temperature and a bright
but not cloudless sun,
the bass take one last
visit to the shallows in
late morning. Occasional
flushes just under the
The creased, metal lip of the Pikie Minnow gives it a distinct action useful for cold water.
surface-the kind where
you see flat rings but no
splash or fish-are a giveaway. With this pattern, the
triangle-shaped lures with a slow-retrieve casting reel,
bass are willing to take prey in the upper layer of the
about 5:1, you have a lure that shimmies and can track
water column but not on the surface.
slow, two important cold water attributes.
Last season, a 3-pound bass latched on to my tight,
In addition, lipless crankbaits cast like bullets. I keep
wobbling, square bill crankbait less than a foot below
one ready when I am approaching moderately deep
the surface. After that experience, I keep an eye out for
cover, in the 5- to 15-foot range, and when I think
these situations.
getting close may startle fish. I zing the lipless crankbait
When the flat swirls are dominant, I use a silver side,
from a distance, let it sink, then work it along the cover.
square bill crankbait proven to connect with good bass.
So many crankbait bills are rounded or square,
This pattern may only last for a few days and then fall
but there are also crankbaits with cut edges. These
apart with the next cold front.
lures are good for bouncing off rocks or other hard
structure, because
the lure deflects
to the side after
contact. Combine
a deflection design
with a suspending
or neutral buoyancy
body, and you have a
cold water winner.
But, as you work
this lure bumping
around hard
cover, pause your
retrieve after feeling
contact. The lure
will suspend or rise
slowly. Then, after a
pause, make a quick
turn or two on the
slow-motion reel,
Shallow diving crankbaits are an odd choice for cold water, but shine on days when the water
imitating a baitfish
temperature spikes.
that is stunned and
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